Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 366 · Decided 25 May 2006
M/S. Bhagwati Prasad Pawan Kumar v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 366 · [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 975
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 150/2001
- Decided
- 25 May 2006
- Bench
- B.P. SINGH, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 8
Headnote
Contract Act, 1872-Section 8-Acceptance by performing conditions of a proposal-Claim for compensation-Offer of payment of lesser amount than the amount claimed-With condition that if not acceptable, the cheque to be returned otherwise it would be deemed that offer was accepted in full and final to the offerer-Further demand of balance compensation-Propriety of-Held: The offer prescribed the mode of acceptance, and the offeree, by conduct accepted the offer-Hence, cannot make a claim later-Determination of acceptance of offer would depend on the facts and circumstances of the
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